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Table 1 Demographics of the pilot courses

From: The development of a training course for clubfoot treatment in Africa: learning points for course development

Pilot number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Totala

City, Country

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Kigali, Rwanda

London, UK (1 day)

Nairobi, Kenya (1 day)

Nairobi, Kenya (2 day)

 

Dates of pilot trainings

23–24 September 2015

25–29 January 2016

25–29 July 2016

24–28 October 2016

2 December 2017

26 January 2017

24–25 January 2017

21 days

Type of pilot training

BPC and APC

BPC, APC and TTT

BPC and TTT

BPC and TTT

APC

APC

APC

 

Number of International experts delivering training

8

9

9

9

5

5

5

21

Countries represented by International experts

Ethiopia, Norway, Netherlands, UK, Zimbabwe

Australia, Ethiopia, UK, Zimbabwe

Australia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, UK, Zimbabwe

Australia, Canada, Cameroon, DRC, Rwanda, Switzerland, UK, Zimbabwe

UK

UK, Kenya, Australia

UK, Kenya, Australia

13

Number of organisers for training course

4

3

3

3

2

3

3

12

Countries represented (organisers)

Australia, Ethiopia, UK

Ethiopia, UK

Ethiopia, UK

Rwanda, UK

UK

Kenya, Zambia

Kenya, Zambia

4

Number of regional trainers

0

18

17

16

0

1

1

51

Number of countries represented (trainers)

Trainers were ACT faculty

10

10

7

1

3

3

18

Names of countries represented (regional trainers)

 

Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Ethiopia, Cameroon, DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Burundi, Niger, DRC, Senegal, Cameroon, Rwanda, Togo

   

18

Cadres of trainers: Surgeon

5 M

11 M

9 M

5 M

0

0

0

30

Physiotherapist

2F, 1 M

1F, 5 M

1F, 2 M

8 M

0

0

0

20

Medical doctor

0

0

0

1F, 1 M

0

0

0

2

Clinical officer

0

1 M

3 M

0

0

0

0

4

Nurse/other

0

1F

2 M

1 M

0

0

0

4

Number of local providers trained

20

17

18

21

12

12

13

113

Cadres of providers trained: Surgeon

3 M

3 M

0

1 M

2 M, 1F

0

0

10

Physiotherapist

1F, 7 M

1F, 3 M

1F, 9 M

3F, 9 M

2 M, 6F

1 M, 2F

2 M, 1F

48

Nurse

7F

4F, 5 M

2F, 1 M

2 M

1F

1 M

0

23

Doctor

2 M

1 M

1F, 4 M

4 M

0

0

1 M

13

Other

0

0

0

0

0

6 M, 2F

5 M, 4F

17

  1. M male, F female
  2. aSeveral trainers were involved with multiple trainings. The total is the number of individuals involved and does not count a person more than once